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Great game to-day for 10 cents.
slcAll.wool menssu suits. Elsemau's, 7th E.


The following building permits were issued
Saturday: J. Gibson, to erect brick dwelling,
No.l2l5 street northwest 80, 500; J. w. Dean,
to erect frame dwelling at Benning's, $500;
Henry Leisman, TO repair No. 12i3 Seventh
street northwest, $500; Geo. T. Wade, TO build
a. King, TO repair No. i0l G street southwest,
5000.
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Suits reduced to $40. Eiseman Bros, 7th &c

WATCHES FOR ALL.-Nickel American stem.
winders, $3.50 Solid Silver Stemwinders, boys
and girls, $3.50; Solid Silver American Stem
open face. stemwinder, So. Ladies' Solid
Gold Hunting Case. stemwInder, Sla Ladies'
Solid Gold American, stemwinder, S2j Gents
Solid Gold American, stemwinder. SIS. Gents
Fine l4-carat American, stemwinder, $50. h.
HAIR BIs Il Co., d32 Seventh street. .-., .-,
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go Suits, Eiseman Bros, cor. eth & E SITS.

The Infantry Going to Atlantic City.
Capts. Andrew Kelly and VIM. A. Dalton
LETT here last Saturday night for Atlantic City
where they will make arrangements for the
annual summer encampment of the Light In,
faDtry Battalion, who win make their usual
have a large following with them and most
enjoyable trip.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-07-04

The following are among the recent arrivals
at Littlehelds wharf: Garrett P. Wright, with
200 barrels of cement for II. L. Crawford
Schooner L. A. Rose, with asphalt blocks for
the District; John Shay. with 5000 barrels OF
plaster TO ]. II. MeGill, and Elk other sehoon-
ers, with coal to Mayheld & Heiston. Two
barges, with coal for II. Tumelley, a re also a!
the wharf
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THE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY.


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citf'
$40 All.wool mons suts Fl,em,n,s I'm a.
r me poiice were Instructed saturday TO en-
force the fireworks law to-day.
sight hre occurred IN Hester Brooks
house Olo Nlntn street southwest, last SaluT-
uhy'
The appointment of w. J, Kenney on the
police force has been revoked BY the com mis-.
Sonefs'
The garbage contractor Is arranging to re.
move the garbage to a point more distant be-
low the city
NJ. ,,a..,..., - =. a.. ~, ,,...t.,
buildings, last Saturday accepted the Key from
the commissioners.
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n,is yu nt, Pei,,s MY sthntcu az nno t t
ne san1o orid nv . ou"hRs "Ruins' 40 ioe
p,chord ttor,,s oo,o,o1 n, osoo,,o, ,,no,,o
uas arYas,ed he botnCiSvo Van Sa,rra. ana
radvrnsS ,o ~, a; ,n,, s,,I,, WI" ""'uiu"s "uu
ie'"'"'u W 'ne iuSaho o'Siuh'
Charles Stott has assigned To his SOP, Charles
J; stoI., seveIal iots ~ d,uerept parts oil the
wy 'or 'he payinen' VI MS persona' uep's'
A new trial was denied De Witter Dumas
convicted of false pretenses last Saturday, and
he was given year in the Albany peniien-
tiary'
The alarm from box 81 at Ii O'Clock Saturday
night was for n SO fire In pape BAden's house
1850 i street northwest. Fire was caused by
the bureau catching fire from lamp
p.,,.,.,., n AZ p..., - A..
school building. took The commissioners by
surprise Saturday by being the first to tellt
that grave charges had been rumored about
him,
-,
There Is an excursion party IN the city COM
postd OF school teachers and others from
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SELLING OFF
TO RETIRE FROM BUSINESS.
THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY EVER OF.
FERED THE PUBLIC TO OBTAIN CHOICE
AND DESIRABLE DRY GOODS AND
CARPETINGS AT COST.
CHILLING OFF


100000 worth OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
GOODS thrown upon the market for CASA
ONLY,
sILKS-we will now for tho next three or
four days make one grand effort 20 sell all our
SILKS II down below cost prices will do IL,
Good BLACK AND ooLoRED sURAH
SILKS, 62hc Light shades in fine SATINS
for Evening Dresses, 300.
Fine BLACK RHADAMA SILK, s5c. Heavy
BLACK GRos GRAIN SILK at 1850, 81, sl.25-
the best at $50.
Heavy and High Lustered Colored eros
GRAIN y, in all coiors, at Soc worth el.26,
Also YELVETs Srd CRAFEs marked at
prices to close them out.
A good stock OF ALI.-Wo0L DRESS GOODS
ana CLOTH SUITINGS TO select from at cost,
Only few domestics LETT.
Terms cash only, 10 close business.
Store for Rent.
W. w. DURDETTE & co.
OPS 7th st. and 7OB X st. N. W..
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t3y-We're c'osei to-day but if you the Avenue
glance the show window filed with samples of So: Cot
ton Underwear Read below what have to say about
the garments.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-07-04

Somuel Jennings, previously convicted OF
assault with intentto Kill Samuel McKeever,
urday, by Justice Montgomery. to Two years in
the Albany penitentiary.
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Grand base ball, Capitol Park.

YOUNG people and adults may spend an hour
or two daily during the summer months learn
ing rapid writing bookkeeping or stenography
and type-writing at the bpcncerian Business
College
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$40 Suits, EIseman Bros, cor. IN & E SITS.
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Operation of tho Fire Escape Law.

> UperatIoh OF tho Fire Esoape Law.
Building inspector Entwisle and Chief Paris
will begin this week examining buildings
which are subject to the now FIRE escape law,
and to order the erection thereon OF the fire
escapes, standpipes. lights aud gongs. .r
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-07-04

OPEN to-day as usual from a. m. to D. m.
Corns and bunions 25 cents each at Drs. Kent
sons, Twelfth and Pennsylvania avenue, over
Daviss hat store.
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Is Another's Cain =!
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

We have been fortunate in clearing the entire stock
of of the Largest Jobbing Houses loss them
of OOO entire benefit 60 to our trade SO call
imm ediatey at
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West Turner, at o olock Saturday afternoon,
was knocked down on Pennsylvania avenue.
near Eleventh street. by car 46 of the WASH
lure d about the head
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WOmen's Names,

1t is curious how d iilcult it is to tell
truly what a womans name is. 1t is
as puzzling as her age. for instance.
Recently in Eng land woman died and
left n sum of money TO ''my cousin,
Harriet Cloak As it happened. how
ever she had cousin who had
Harriet Cloak before marriage, bu
had married someone with another
name; and she had also a cousin named
Cloak, who had married girl named
Harriet, so that she had become
Harriet Cloak. Therefore when it
came to deciding who was ''my cousin.
Harriet Cloak" the first judge who
tried the case decided that it was the
blood relative. the nee Harriet Cloak,
but the court TO which the case was APP
pealed decided the other way-that it
was the Harriet Cloak. by marriage.
who was the Harr ct Cloak of the pres
ent date.
And yet, for ali of this decis on, il
might we'll be that the cousins had
known each other from childhood, and
that the old and familiar name, which
had been changed by marriage, had
still been used by the testatriX to des-
ignate her earlier friend. The court,
however, decided the woman knew the
true names OF both and wrote accord
ingly.
All tins suggests indirectly the sub
iect OF women's names. What is u
man to do who receives letter in Il
mauifcstly feminine hand signed by a
stranger, saw m. L. Jones?' Is he
to reply to Mr.. NJ. L. Jones or to Miss
OF to Mrs? l. It to be Dear Sir or
Dear Madam or what? Suppose it is
Mary l.. Jones. He knows then that
he mustn't say Mr." but that is all
he knows. Shall he address her as
Mrs. or Miss Mary L. Jones. That he
can not tell The chances are that he
will make wrong guess, and that
she. on getting the letter, will laugh at
his stupidity. -Aaryord ouranL
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Essentials of Il Good Fighter.

In answer to the question. What
are the essentials of a thoroughly good
ighter?" Sullivan said.
"Pluck. skill, endurance, and good
mead on his shoulders. tell you sir Il
man fights with his head almost rs
much as he does W tn his list. He must
know where to send his blows so they
may do the most good. He must econ
omlze his strength and not score a hit
lust for the sake of scoring it.
What portion of your antagonist S
body do YOU aim at when YOU are in the
rugP'.
Il enaener," said Sullivan, "to hit
nv man above the heat, or under the
chin, or behind the ear. A man wears
ont pretty soon Il one can keep ham
nrr ne away in the region OF the heart;
a blow under the chin or behind the
ear will knock out man quicker than
a hundred blows on the cheek or any
other portion of the face. Now, the
Mar ne has scar on his left cheek
which he received in his fight with
Dempsey. and which he VIII carry to
his grave. lie told me that Dempsey
kept hammering away at that spot
II Dempsey were u long-headed fighter
he would not have wasted his time and
strength in getting in there That fact
alone proves TO me that he is deficient
in generalshlp."
you can tell pretty well when your
man is Civ ng IMP"
Certainly | cam sa d the pugilist.
al watch his es. aud ! know at once
when the punishment is beginning to
tell on him. And. when talk to a man
before | stand up before him at all !
can make up my mind whether he is a
fighter or rot There is more inielli-
gence in this business than outsiders
give us credit for. Us Sacramento (CdL)
Rec
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It Didn't Affect Him.

Two girls were having very ami
mated discussion when Jones entered
and at first didn't observe him.
You're real mean" said one.
You're Just as hateful as you can
be-" responded the other.
II suppose YOU don { know any bet
ter. though
III YOU had any respect'-
"Oh. Mr.. Jonesr in duet.
"Oh. don't mind me-" said Jones.
taking a seat "Keepit up. l rather
like il I'm member OF a choir my
self. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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The Measurement Of the Year.

The length of the year is strictly 800
days, B hours, As minutes. 40 seconds,
and seven-tenths of II second-the time
required tor the revolution of the earth
round the sun. About 45 b. c., Julius
Caesar, by the help of Sosigines, an
Alexaudrian philosopher, came to a
toberably clear understanding of the
length of Il year, and decreed that ev-
cry fourth year should be held TO con-
S st of 500 days for the purpose of alb
sorbing the odd hours. BY this rather
clumsy arrangement the natural time
fell behind the reckoning, as in reality.
day every fourth year is too much by
IL minutes, 10 seconds. three-tenths OF
a second, so it inevitably followed that
the beginning of the year moved on
ward ahead of the point at which 1t
was in the days of Caesar. From the
time of the council of Nice, in 1926, A
d., when the vernal equinox fell cor
rectlv on the 2lst of March, Pope Greg
ory found in 1882 A. D., that there had
been an overwhelming TO the extent
of holidays, and that the vernal equinox
fell on the lth of March. To correct
the past error he decreed that the 9th
of October of that year should be reck-
oned rs the 18th, and, to keep the year
right in future-the overplus being Ia
hours, 81 minutes and 10 seconds in q
century-he ordered that every centen-
NAL year that could not be divided by
four 0700, 1900. 1900, POO, 220O)
should not be b!ssoXtile. as it other
wise would be, thus, in short, dropping
the extra day three times every four
hundred years. While in Catholic
countries the Gregorian style was read
lily adopted, it was not so in Protestant
nations. In Britain it was not adopted
until 1852, by which time the discrep-
ancy between the Julian and Gregg
rian periods amounted to eleven days
An act of parliament was passed dicta-
ting that the Sd of September of that
year should be rcckoned the 18th, and
that three of every four centennial
years should be leap years. The year
1890 not being leap year, the new and
old styles now d fer twelve days, our
LIST of January being equivalent to the
18th old style. In Russia alone of
Christian countries is the old style re-
tanned. The old style is still retained
in the treasury accounts of Great Brit
ain. In old times the year was held to
begin on the 25th of March, and this
usage, or piece of antiquity, is also
still observed in the computations of
the chancellor of the British exchequer.
So the first day of the financial year is
the 9th of April, being "Old Lady day"
--Boston Journal Of Education.
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ing no expense for mining. al have no
doubt, : said Mr.. Hewitt 10 Mr.. Moses,
"that you really think this ore is there
as YOU describe it in inexhaustible
quantities, but | would advise you to go
aud look again, as it will not be believ.
ed in New York. "Why notp" asked
Mr.. Moses. rs IMPLY because ans
wered Mr.. Hewitt, 1--WE northern men
look upon iron ore rs so much gold and
silver. If you Alabamians have got
this gold and silver lying around above
ground, why don't you work it upP"
The northern man, with his habits OF
industry and keen outlook for every OPP
portunity to make money, could not
understand that this ore could be left
in the ground when immense fortunes
were easily to be got for mining it.
And not understanding it he did not be-
lieve ii. The mineral riches of Ala
bama have been known since 1918.
Col. Hilman, of Tennessee, first dis
covered them, but with slave labor in
abundance, agriculture and cotton rails
ing contentcd the rich planters of the
south
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CULTURE OF THE TOES.
How Young People Are Specially Ed
ucatcd in the Graccs OF Dancing.


ucated in the Graccs OF Dancing.
While all other sorts Of education are
going on, the culture of the toes of the
rising generation is also receiving in
struction. There are in this city quite
number of private instructors -
dancing, and two regularly established
academies"
dancing is coming into favor
again." said Mrs, L. V. Thomas, to a
reporter, especially since skating
Kinks have gone out. AT what age
may children begin taking lessons? |
should say at b years. ! have some 4
years old, but they are exceptions; . Is
early enough. Children are very apt
scholars. class them as children up
to 15-above that they are ladies and
gentlemen. | start them first with
hand and feet positions, a very neces-
sary thing, A great many children,
like grown persons. don't know how to
use these members. Instruction OF this
kind makes them easy and graceful. 1t
is also Il gymnastic training that inn
proves Their health. Most OF my schol-
airs take but one lesson in a week, and
any ordinarily bright child can be
taught to waltz in two months. Before
they get to the waltz they are, OF course,
taught plain polkas, with reverse,
Highland schottische, and the Danish
polka, which is next to the waltz rs a
difficult movement. Its movement Is
much like that Of the waltz. One OF
my specialtes is the cadet schottische.
1t is on the military order. They are
at once interested in it. and learn it
rapidly. 1 have great many more
girls than boys. Boys do not take to
dancing, preferring skating and more
active exercise. Besides this, small
boys are timid about girls. They grow
out of it rs they get older.
Dancing is rapidly acquired. 1t is
astonishing how much child will learn
in three or four weeks. Grown people
may learn as quickly, but are not so
graceful; it is more of an effort for
them. The children especially like the
sailors hornpipe and Highland fling.
These are more difficult than regular
dancing, and are given as specialties.
The lessons occupy from three-quarters
of an hour TO an hour of active exercise,
according to the strength and endur-
ance OF the child. Quite Il number OF
children are sent by their parents to
take lessons in the way of medical
treatment. II is recommended to little
sufferers from nervous diseases. The
treatment is certainly pleasant and
they are greatly benefited if they are
given smooth and not hopping move
ments. All the children dance in slip
pers. have them in the beginning
dance to piano music, which is palmer
and more readily caught by the mex
pericnccd ear OF course, when they
get older, the violin is the music for
the dance At my socias | have the
piano violin and flute. there certainly
IS beginning to be greater interest
taken by parents in having their chill
dren taught dancing than before, for
four or five years. They begin to see
that it is an accomplishment that does
not have, if properly conducted, the
dangers and associations that attend
some other amusements. '-Indidndpo-
liz Journal.
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THE LITTLE ONES.

A public school teacher in Portland,
On, recently took occasion TO lecture
her class on the duty of loving their
enemies.
"Whsky is our enemyr' cried pert
young America. Ought we to love
whisky, Miss Martini
As the teacher, nonplusod. hesitated
for an answers she was relieved by the
sweet voice of little Paddy Mallory
only 9 wears old: Fla tn. said he, 1--WE
oughtn't to swaller Our inemics; ought
we, tcacher?"
Little BERTHE Miller, 3 years old, has
long had deep yearning to know
what was inside the head Of his sisters
biz doll. So, the other day, he found
Il tack hammer and. by aid of that sim
pie instrument, satisfied his curiosity.
"Oh, BERTHE" cried his mother as
the smash of china brought her TO the
scene of his experiment; chow could
you do it. How could you do it
Bertie?'
Easy" replied BERTHE. with bland
and sef-satisfied smile.
Like most children BERTHE is full of
policy and whenever he has reason to
think that he Is about to be scoldcd or
punished he practices his most winning
wiles to divert the attention or secure
the favor of his mother. Not long ago
the latter reproyed him for pinching
his kitten and said: Now, I'm going
to pinch you so you can see how IT
feels"
"Oh. mamma" cried BERTHE, smooth
ing her cheeks. affectionately. What
pity f'eckles you have. Your feckles
amt b ack like most peoples is"
But he got pinched all the same.
On one occasion, while the family
doctor was making visit in the house,
BERTHE stood mt the window gazing fix
edly at his horse, very lean and sor-
ry looking animal.
What are you thinking of, BertieP'
asked the Doctor.
II 'tink your horsic have such fat
bones" he replied. "Dcy so fat dey
Just tick out"
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ROYAL Affairs of the Heart.

What an unfortunate thing it is to be
born Il princess of royal blood. In
this republican country, whore one can
follow out the incinatons of ones
own sweet will, one has little idea OF
the personal Sacrifices that are cntailed
upon a Young man or woman born in
the arms of the purple. In England
some of the members of the royal FAM
lily are objects of common sympathy
with the entire populace. and their AZ
fairs of the Heart excite the most uni
versal interest and pity Even at this
late day when the Princess Louise APP
pears in public-and the princess has a
democratic way of appearing out a
good deal in sem state OF incognito
that is very vcXatious to her royal
mother-the old story OF her attach
ment TO her former tutor, handsome
Canon Ducllworth, is being constantly
recalled, Us the distinguished canon
has way of suddenly looming up in
her vicinity. | remember being in an
adjoining box TO the princess some
years ago at the Savoy theater in Lon
don. and during the entree act Canon
Duckworth who was in an opposite box
with party o. ladies and gentlemen,
came around to speak with the princess
and her party--an elderly lady and n
youngish man. Immediately half the
opera-glasses carried by the occupants
of the other boxes and the stalls were
lcveled upon the box in VIII Oh sat the
princess, who, in II black lace gown
through which her fair neck and arms
showed; upon which jewels CLEANED,
apparently was quite unconscious OF
the scrutiny she was undergoing. The
princess of Wales is always an object
of tender interest. as she is popularity
supposed to have been in love with her
consort The princess royal who
married the crown prince of Germany,
has been the cause of considerable Cos
sip, owing to the reputation her big
trooper husband has for INDUCING in
choleric remarks. and somewhat
reckless disregard or social amenities
as compatible with court etiquette. -
Boston Herald.
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But Few Succeed.

An old merchant sand years ago that
not more than one per cent of the best
class of merchants succeed without
failing in Philadelphia Not more than
two per cent. of the merchants of New
York ultimately retire on an independ-
encc after having submitted TO the usu-
al ordeal of failure and not more than
three ont of every hundred merchants
in Boston acquire an independece. In
Cincinnati. ont of 400 business men in
business twenty years ago. five are now
doing business. DRY Goods Chronicle.
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Not Prepared to Say.

An old fellow with plush cap
drawn down over his ears and big
comforter round his neck sat in Grand
River avenue car the other day and
spit his tobacco juice right and left I'M
iii tho man behind observed.
Maybe YOU are getting ready to
swear of on the New Ycar?'
'-On what?
''On chcwn nc tobacco.
"Wal. I'm not prepared to say. re-
piled the old man as he spit right and
left with great vigor. hut maybe L II
change TO some other brandt Detroit
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No Blessing For Billy.

Little Kittie e. was just finishing her
evening prayer at her papa's knee. and
looking up into his face with all the
seriousness Of a devout child, when she
said.
and oh, God. please bless dear
mamma and dear papa and Jim horse
aud John horse and oh, Col. 1 cant
ask rou to bless our billygoat; he smells
Too lad. - P,cI0rinI Veal
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Learning a Trade.

Blacksmith 60 young ram: You
think you possess the necessary qualiti-
cations for a blacksmith
Young Men: Yes sin. Has mem
Ter of the football team At college.
Blacksmith (lubiously): You may Be
strong enough. ,oung man. brt this
business demands brains ~ we'll a.
sirspG'h'-L|e
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TO Critics.

When was seventeen ! heard
From each censorious tongue,
"1'd not do that il | were you,
You see you't rather young"
Now that number forty years,
Pm quite as often told
or this or that / shouldn't do
Because Pm quite too old.
O carplng world II there's an age
Whcrct,outh and manhood keep
An equal polse, alas must
Have passed 1t in my sleep.
Walter Learned.
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The Secret Of Happiness.

The man who has only a pint cup
and has il iull ought not TO pass many
sleepless nights over the knowledge
that his neighbours quart cup is up 70
the brim. Let him hustle himself and
get his hands on 70 q bigger cup CIR
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